Loire Holiday 2013
Day 1 & 2
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| Fishermen in Cork Harbour |
Quite a swell as we left the familiar arms of Cork Harbour
on Saturday but nothing that the veteran Brittany Ferries ferry, Pont Aven, couldn't handle. So
calm was the voyage to Roscoff that we enjoyed a great meal at le Flora, the
ship’s main restaurant, as you can see from the pictures.
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| Duck ravioli with cream of lettuce sauce |
The Pont Aven arrived on schedule, maybe even a little early
in Roscoff, and, about 7.30 French time we hit the road. All familiar as far as
Rennes and then some new roads as we headed for Chinon in the Loire Valley. Hadn’t
been there before but the journey was easy, with the big cities, Rennes and
Angers, easily by-passed.
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| Crab dressed in vegetable salad, diplomat sauce. |
After lunch at a nearby village, arrived in Chinon as
arranged and soon Sylvie showed us around our troglodyte gite. Well equipped,
with a pool where the water temperature is in the high 20s. It is very close to
the centre of the town and looks like a good base to explore the vineyards and chateaux
of the famous river valley.
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| Chicken and asparagus with Albufera sauce |
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| Cheese course |
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| Kirsch and vanilla pear parfait |
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| Lemon biscuit with tequila ice cream |
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| Brocante market in Chinon this Sunday afternoon |
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